Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

A flight over the White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty shows the activity of its crater, which expels gases and steam. Mount Gisborn is a 320 m high and 800°C hot lava dome that grows in the center of the volcano. White Island is the summit of a much larger...
Tongariro

Tongariro

This aerial view into the Red Crater of Mount Tongariro with the green Emerald Lakes in New Zealand reveals the extraordinary and ever-changing beauty of explosive volcanism. Mount Tongariro is a 1978 m (6490 ft) high, steep stratovolcano on the North Island of New...
Flow, River of my Soul

Flow, River of my Soul

Waitonga Falls cuts deeply into andesitic lava and plunges 39 m into a bowl-shaped pool. The creek originates from the southwestern slopes of Mount Ruapehu volcano in the Tongariro National Park in New Zealand.
Ngauruhoe

Ngauruhoe

The aerial view of Mount Ngauruhoe volcano in New Zealand reveals its young and beautiful crater that last erupted in 1973 and 1975. Its steep slopes are covered with colorful ash and pumice. The 2300 m (7500 ft) high and perfectly shaped stratovolcano consists of...